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1999 Malaysian general election

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FieldValue
countryMalaysia
typeparliamentary
previous_election1995 Malaysian general election
previous_year1995
previous_mpsMembers of the Dewan Rakyat, 9th Malaysian Parliament
next_election2004 Malaysian general election
next_year2004
seats_for_electionAll 193 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
election_date
elected_mpsMembers elected
majority_seats97
registered9,546,303
turnout71.19%
image1Mahathir Mohamad addressing the UN 2003.jpg
leader1Mahathir Mohamad
party1UMNO
popular_vote1**3,763,003**
percentage1**56.52%**
last_election1162 seats, 65.16%
seats1**148**
seat_change114
swing18.64pp
image2Fadzil Noor 2.jpg
leader2Fadzil Noor
party2PAS
popular_vote22,681,460
percentage240.28%
last_election216 seats
seats242
seat_change226
swing210.75pp
image3Penampang_Sabah_Joseph-Pairin-Kitingan-02.jpg
leader3Joseph Pairin Kitingan
party3United Sabah Party
popular_vote3143,338
percentage32.15%
last_election33.33%, 8 seats
seats33
seat_change35
swing31.18pp
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister-designate
before_electionMahathir Mohamad
before_partyBarisan Nasional
after_electionMahathir Mohamad
after_partyBarisan Nasional
alliance1BN
alliance3
alliance3_nameno
alliance2BA

General elections were held in Malaysia on Monday, 29 November 1999. Voting took place in all 193 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 394 state constituencies in 11 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sabah and Sarawak) on the same day. They were the last elections for Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister and Chairman of Barisan Nasional, until 2018. They were also the first elections held in a single day nationwide.

The opposition won a total of 113 state assembly seats, 98 of which went to the PAS, 11 to the DAP and 4 for Keadilan. In the states of Kelantan and Terengganu, the PAS won by a huge margin–41-2 against Barisan Nasional out of a total of 43 seats and 28-4 out of a total of 32 seats respectively, hence allowing them to form the state governments in these states. In addition, PAS also captured one-third of the state seats in Kedah, with the remaining two-thirds going to Barisan Nasional (UMNO won 16 seats, MCA 2 seats in Kedah).

The election results were seen as a great gain for PAS, who previously had no state seats in Kedah and capturing only one seat in Terengganu in the 1995 General Elections. Observers attributed this to the neglect by the Federal Administration in the states of Terengganu and Kelantan due to administration by different parties.

Results

By state

Johor

Kedah

Kelantan

Kuala Lumpur

Labuan

Malacca

Negeri Sembilan

Pahang

Penang

Perak

Perlis

Sabah

Sarawak

Selangor

Terengganu

References

;Bibliography

References

  1. "Pilihan Raya umum 1999 - Dewan Undangan Negeri".
  2. Swee-Hock Saw, K. Kesavapany. (2006). "Malaysia recent trends and challenges". Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
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